Isaiah 52:2 NIV

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 52:2

(2) Sit down . . .—As Jerusalem has risen from the dust, the “sitting” here implies a throne, and so stands in contrast with that of Babylon in Isaiah 47:1. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 52:1-15

Isaiah 52:7 Ruskin remarks on this verse: 'How strange it seems that physical science should ever have been thought adverse to religion! The pride of physical science is indeed adverse, like every other pride, both to religion and truth; but sincerity of science, so far from being hostile, is the pathmaker among the mountains for the feet of them that publish peace.' References. Leviticus 7:0 . W. J. McKittrick, Christian World Pulpit, vol. lxvii. 1905, p. 29. Leviticus 10:0 . Spurgeon, ... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 52:1-12

CHAPTER XXIDOUBTS IN THE WAYIsaiah 49:1-26 - Isaiah 52:12CHAPTERS 49-53 are, as we have seen, a series of more or less closely joined passages, in which the prophet, having already made the political redemption of Israel certain through Cyrus, and having dismissed Cyrus from his thoughts, addresses himself to various difficulties in the way of restoration, chiefly moral and spiritual, and rising from Israel’s own feelings and character; exhorts the people in face of them by Jehovah’s... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Isaiah 52:1-15

CHAPTER 52 Zion Awakening and the Coming of the Lord (It is unfortunate that Isaiah 52:1-12 is detached from chapter 51 and that the last 3 verses of chapter 52 are detached from the chapter which follows. The correct division is Isaiah 51:1-23 ; Isaiah 52:12 , Isaiah 52:13-15 ; Isaiah 53:1-12 .) 1. Zion called to awake (Isaiah 52:1-5 ) 2. “In that day” Behold it is I (Isaiah 52:6 ) 3. The results of the return of Jehovah (Isaiah 52:7-12 ) 4. The Servant’s suffering and glory (Isaiah... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 52:2

52:2 Shake thyself from the {b} dust; arise, [and] sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.(b) Put off the garments of sorrow and heaviness and put on the apparel of joy and gladness. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Isaiah 52:1-15

THE MESSIAH REVEALED The thirty-two chapters deal particularly with the Person and work of the Messiah. Isaiah has sometimes been called the evangelical prophet because of the large space he gives to that subject a circumstance the more notable because of the silence concerning it since Moses. The explanation of this silence is hinted at in the lesson on the introduction to the prophets. In chapter 49, the Messiah speaks of Himself and the failure of His mission in His rejection by His... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Isaiah 52:1-15

Supreme Energy Isa 52:1 Let us consider the words, "Put on thy strength." Is it a thing we can "put on"? If we are strong, we are strong; if we are weak, we have no strength to "put on." What is the meaning, then, of "Put on thy strength"? Sometimes we say, "Be a man!" The reply is obvious "How can I be more a man than I am? How can I be less, or other, than a man?" Sometimes we say, "Play the man!" What else can I play? How remarkably pointless is the exhortation or injunction, "Play the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Isaiah 52:1-2

Was there ever a more gracious, a more encouraging invitation given for sinners to be made happy, than is here held forth, in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ? Jehovah had before commanded his people to take hold of his strength, to make peace with him; and promised that they should do so: and here the Lord showeth what that strength is, and how it is to be received. For what is the strength of Zion, but the salvation of Jesus; and what is the beautiful garments of Jerusalem, but his robe of... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 52:1-12

1-12 The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for our salvation, was not silver or gold, or corruptible things, but his own precious blood. Considering the freeness of this salvation, and how hurtful to temporal comfort sins are, we shall more value the redemption which is in... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Isaiah 52:1-6

The Promise of Redemption v. 1. Awake, awake! Put on thy strength, O Zion, arousing herself from her dejection and assuming the proper confidence in view of the happy message which is now proclaimed; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the Holy City, in view of her coming elevation and glorification, for the restoration of Jerusalem was a type of the renewal of the Church of God in the Messianic era; for henceforth, after the consecration by the redemption of the Messiah, there... read more